**Just 5 Days Until Launch of Caravan!** (MAF Caravan to Gathering of Eagles)

Move America Forward ^ | March3, 2007 | Melanie Morgan

[Syncro]

Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 7:08 AM

Subject: Just 5 Days Until Launch of Caravan!

Pro-Troop supporters... so little time remains, and so much work needs to be done, before we launch the historic "THESE COLORS DON'T RUN" national patriotic, pro-troop caravan.  We've collected over 500 American Flags so far - and the caravan hasn't even begun.  Here's a picture of just some of the flags we've already received:

[Note:  These flags have been put on tables or on display
boxes and racks.  None of them are touching the ground!]

We need everyone's help - every single person reading this can pitch in.

We've updated the caravan route and schedule, so you can see where we will be each day.   UPDATED SCHEDULE - HERE

If you are anywhere near any of our pro-troop rally stops please make plans to get there.  Bring others with you... friends, family members, other pro-troop supporters.

IMPORTANT:  Help us get the word out about each of these events.  Even if you live away from the caravan route (say in Maine or Alaska) please help us out from your home.  Go online and contact veterans groups, pro-troop organizations, conservative groups via email, phone or FAX.  Alert them to our caravan and alert them to our upcoming rallies.

We only have a handful of staffers.  But there are thousands of you who will read this message.  You can help us cover the entire caravan route by alerting organizations along the way to the upcoming events and asking them to join this pro-troop effort!

Don't worry about people/groups being contacted more than once.  Better for an American Legion group or VFW Hall to hear from 2 or 3 people than to never be contacted!

Also, it's extremely important for people to show up at the rallies and join the caravan for at least part of the way.  If you can't make it all the way to Washington, D.C. then please at least drive along with us between a few stops.  With the media covering this event it's vitally important for us to have a strong showing of support!

[Syncro]

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[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! We'll be on the road soon!!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Lafayette Bumperooni.

[CounterCounterCulture]

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[Drango]

Lafayette Flag Brigade and Move America Forward Support the Troops Rally

Where: In front of the Crosses Display in Lafayette, across from the BART station.

When: Thursday, March 8, 2007, 9:30 AM
Mark your calendar!!!
There will be an important Support Our Troops Rally in Lafayette on Thursday, March 8th.
Move America Forward is stopping in Lafayette on their trip across the country and we need a large crowd to kick off this event!
The media is covering this and we need you to make this a success!

The particulars:

Who: Move America Forward and the Lafayette Flag Brigade in support of all U.S. troops and their families

What: First stop for MAF on their "These Colors Don't Run" caravan trip from San Francilsco to Washington D.C.

Where: In front of the Crosses Display in Lafayette, across from the BART station.

When: Thursday, March 8th, 9:30 am to 10:00 am.

Why: To show our gratititude to our troops and their families at this pivotal time.

To Do: Bring a special flag or flags to be collected and later displayed in Washington D.C. on March 17th. and later presented to our troops. Also, bring filled out postcards for our troops or we will provide you one at the rally. You may also bring hand held signs of troop/mission support.

For move info go to : www.nevereverforget911.com which has a link to Move America Forward.

Please make time for this important event--our troops deserve a positive message.

Let us know if you are coming by calling:

The Lafayette Flag Brigade
925-262-xxx (Jim)
925 212- xxxx (Bryan)

[Impeach98]

Woo hoo! I get to drive a truck the wrong way again and make all sorts of U-Turns :)

[Syncro]

You do know that they are putting you in a Prius at the end of the line, don't you?

Got a long extension cord?

LOL

[Jim Robinson]

LOL

[do the dhue]

get a tissue, tribute from the Children of Vietnam Vets

[BlueOneGolf]

I'm starting to get pumped for the Gathering of Eagles on the 17th. And this it'll be great following this Caravan here on FR.

Too bad it'll get ZERO coverage in the MSM.

[Impeach98]

Hey, we've already gotten some coverage and the caravan hasn't even started!! We'll work real hard to try to breakthrough the MSM's "Wall of Silence" towards pro-troop/pro-mission voices.

Coverage of "These Colors Don't Run" Caravan Leading up to GOE!

[ajolympian2004]

I've been contacting all TV stations, newspapers and conservative talk show hosts where there are rally stops along the caravan route. I've received a few emails back from TV stations that they will cover the rally in their area. Hopefully all the get out the word effort will get at least a few hundred folks out to each rally site along the way.

From my efforts I think there will be a great turnout in Bakerfield, Tucson and Midland-Odessa. Those are the places I've received back the most responses from so far.

[Syncro]

Good job!

[ajolympian2004]

One thing I was going to mention. It appears that spring break may impact getting college Republicans to some of the rallies. I think for many schools on the East Coast they leave class for spring break on Friday March 16th. Hopefully a few of them can hang around long enough to attend the rally.

An idea. I'm sure that many Northeast college and university spring breakers make their way right down I-95 on their way to Florida. Maybe an email to each of the state college Republican clubs in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware might be worth it.

"Stop in DC to support the troops on your way to spring break 2007!"

Just an idea.

[Beckwith]

THEY COME PREPARED TO DO BATTLE and they are well organized.

Seriously, it's not just bandanas over the faces, they have BMX or hockey pads and protection on under their clothes, they bring improvised weapons like D-Cell batteries in socks, flammable liquids in unmarked water bottles, etc.; stuff that can be quickly assembled or disassembled into innocent components carried by multiple persons.

If their target is the Memorial, they will likely create a diversion to get the police away from the Memorial. If they want the Gathering of Eagles folks away, they will create a physical confrontation with them in one area, hoping to draw the rest over and then they'll hit the unprotected area. If you're protecting an area, stay at that area. When your adrenalin gets going, you'll want to go help, DON'T DO IT. The Eagles need to have people free from protection assignments to respond to these diversions so the Memorial is not left unprotected.

They use cell phones, hand radios, police scanners to keep their people informed. They will have folks on bikes or skates so they can move quickly from one spot to another (unprotected) spot.

Oh and most important: As tempting as it will be, do not let the black block folks draw you into any violence. Philosophically, you don't need to lower yourself to their level. Practically of course you can defend yourself, but be forwarned that the black blockers will turn that around on you too.

They will have people whose only job is to get photos and video. Any pics or vids of you defending yourself will never see the light of day. Any pic or video that can be construed as you initiating violence or "over" defending yourself will be on the media and attached to a criminal complaint, a lawsuit, etc.

Because of this it is important for the Eagles folks to have assigned pic and video people too. The black blockers will injure themselves and blame it on you. They will start s--t with you and only film you responding. They have lots of free time to edit their videos and pics then distribute them to anyone who will look.

The DC cops, Capitol Police, and Parks Police already know all this from experience.

I'm on the other side of the country and can't be there. Please pass this info on to the Gathering of Eagles folks. The more prepared they are, the less chance of success from anarchists. It's important they don't succeed because if they do it just emboldens them to stoop even lower for their next "action."

Posted by: RiotCop on March 7, 2007 3:33 AM
No one has the Constitutional right to desecrate a monument.